Where: Dominican Republic (19.3° N, 70.7° W: paleocoordinates 19.3° N, 70.3° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Gurabo Formation, Zanclean (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Gurabo Fm, which overlies the Cercado Fm, and is overlain by the Mao Fm (Pliocene). AGE: Late Miocene-Early Pliocene, based on Table 1 of Saunders et al. (1986); assigned to Early Pliocene based on Fig. 2 of Kier (1992). THICKNESS: Unknown. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From between the middle and upper hard limestone ledge, positioned near base of section in Fig. 2 of Kier (1992).

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Vokes; reposited in the USNM

• COLLECTOR: E. Vokes. REPOSITORY: USNM.

Primary reference: P. M. Kier. 1992. Neogene Paleontology in the Northern Dominican Republic. 13. The Class Echinoidea (Echinodermata). Bulletins of American Paleontology 102(339):13-28 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 90615: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 11.08.2009

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